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No point in coming to Australia, theres not enough parks or coasters, for the amount of money it would coast to get here, you guys would be better off going to japan.

Good God you guys get around. Great Trip report as always.

From todays Variety, should be interesting... LAS VEGAS -- The Titanic may just float again, this time in Singapore. Harrah's Entertainment announced Monday that it has enlisted helmer James CameronJames Cameron as part of its bid to build a casino resort in Singapore, in one of the most ambitious partnerships between Hollywood and the gaming industry. Cameron will exec produce the resort's centerpiece attraction, a high-tech theme park dubbed iPort. Housed in a 16-story building with more than 1 million square feet of space, 15 different and changing attractions will be included, many inspired by films. "The 'I' in iPort stands for immersion," Cameron said a presentation at Caesars Palace. "You have to think of it as less of a place than as a total experience. IPort will offer an experience to the guest unlike anything else in the world: an immersive exploration and celebration of global entertainment in an environment that is visually stunning and constantly stimulating." Some of the proposed attractions would draw from Cameron films such as "Titanic""Titanic" and "Aliens." In the plans, the Titanic's first-class dining room would be re-created in one iPort area; following dinner, visitors could then move on to a mockup of the ship's boiler room and see a re-creation of the doomed ship's collision with the iceberg via a fire-and-ice-filled show. Cameron, who will be the lead creative designer of the attractions, said other attractions will based on anime characters, videogames or even Bollywood films. Planning has been under way for more than a year. Cameron credited consultant Sandy Climan, who runs Entertainment Media Ventures, for introducing him to the Harrah's camp. The iPort would have five levels linked by an open center -- termed the "media canyon" -- which would feature two towers lined by LED video screens the full height of the building. Architect for the building exterior is Daniel Libeskind, who designed the master plan for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site. Craig Hanna of Thinkwell Design and Prods. is designing the interior. Final bids for development of the Marina Bay site are due by the end of the month to the Singapore government. Harrah's, which is dubbing its project Caesars Singapore, has enlisted Paris' Centre Pompidou to curate the resort's hotel and Anschutz Entertainment Group to work on live entertainment. A studio partner will likely be sought from which the iPort can license films for attractions -- Monday's presentation included several Sony properties, including "Kung Fu Hustle," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Men in Black," but organizers said those were merely illustrative of the kinds of films on which they'd like to base attractions. "I see myself working with the film studios, the distributors, trying to assist in landing the intellectual property deals," Cameron said. "Working with the filmmakers regarding their dreams, expectations, concerns about the way their films are represented." Resort would also include a hotel, restaurant and casino. Harrah's Entertainment is part of the Las Vegas Sands Corp., a consortium including Singapore developer Keppel and Malaysia's Genting Intl. The three rival consortia bidding to build and operate Singapore's first licensed casino include one that has MGM Grand partnering with Hong Kong movie conglomconglom Media Asia and Asian property developer CapitaLand. Winner should be announced in the second half of this year, with the opening scheduled for 2010. "What we've tried to do here is, for a lack of a better word, a theme park for adults that has very flexible and highly modernized content," Harrah's chief Gary Loveman said of the project. "You would find in this place something you would want to come and see many times, instead of a theme park with a lot of hardware. And that's where James Cameron comes in. This is designed to be very entertainment and content intensive, and we needed a genius creative mind who could help us put this together." Loveman would not put a pricetag on the iPort project. Cameron has worked on theme park attractions before and credited that work with pushing his filmmaking. "Ten years ago I did the 'T2 3-D' attraction for Universal, and that combined 3-D large-format film with live show elements, and that project got me hooked on 3-D," he said. "It's very obvious to me that keeping my hand in the technical creativity that goes into theme park attractions can really feed back into the moviemaking. It goes full circle. Then the movies spawn more attractions." __________________

The moment we walk thru the park gates, are we not the "The General public" as well ! Or do you really think because you know a little bit more than other people, that you don't fit in thay group any longer?

The Giant Drop is like having your soul ripped out and then stuffed back in just before you hit the ground, one hell of a great ride.

Mate that was, well i'm lost for words... Amazing...Stunning...Brillant...pick anyone you like..

I have always wanted my arse warmed while i take a crap, now a new reason to go to Japan.. Cool !

Thanks for the trip report guys, looks like you are have fun. Well since it 3.00pm Christmas day here and just finished eating lunch, wanted to wish you guys a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy new year. Enjoy the rest of your trip Cheers.

Sydney maybe wet and cold at that time, but once you head north into Queensland, more like a Florida winter.

They have updated the airport in Cairns, it's now stuck about 1985. You are right about the reef, unless you head north up towards Lizard Island and the ribbon reefs. Robbie what time of year you going?

I worked on a cruise boat out of Cairns ( Australia ) taking people to the Great Barrier Reef, the worst time of year for us was Chinese New Year. Now not trying to offend anyone, but these people where pigs, the boat could have stayed at the dock all day cause they just wanted food, did not care about the reef it was all about the food and aftering eating all that food voimting came next. What a way to spend your days, would hate to work at Disney Hong Kong, just for this reason alone..

You are go to have the time of your life, Sydney is such a great city, heading north into Queensland from the coastal rainforest into the desert at Charters Towers and then onto the amazing Great Barrier reef at Cairns and then north into the Daintree Rainforest. Enjoy, will be such a great trip.Have Fun.. http://www.skyrail.com.au/ Ride the world’s longest gondola high into the rain forest and see 40-foot ferns

Robbie, which part of OZ are you heading too ? And congrats by the way.

Last rack i ate was from a lamb.!

It shoulds like you had fun, great photos by the way. When i was there back in "94, we had to make our own gay bar, thank god for the fire works factory. And the CM from a small world who where happy with 4 queens singing.!

Cool, gay boys dancing at Disney.

Where do i send money too ? Cause then you guys could get the first ever on ride video ! O.k people start sendeing money to Robb and E

But see I NEED you guys to go, being stuck here in Australia, I have to live my coaster dreams through other people. My god that makes me sound sad, i have no life..

E make a bid there's only 2 days to go. You and Robb need a trip back to florida, don't you ? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6584045583

Current Bid $1,500, but it goes to a good cause.

If you have the money you could always do this: Attend a special dinner presented exclusively for Disney Auctions winners and hosted at Disney's Animal Kingdom®'s thrilling new attraction Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden MountainTM before its official debut in Spring 2006. Limited to a total of 50 guests, the dinner is scheduled for the evening of Friday, February 3, 2006, after regular park hours. The package for two people includes a buffet dinner, beverage service and entertainment in the park's Anandapur village followed by desserts, beverage service and entertainment at Expedition Everest, with the opportunity to experience the attraction. Net proceeds from this auction will benefit Conservation International (CI), whose mission is to conserve the Earth's living natural heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature. For more information, visit conservation.org. DISCLAIMER: Following checkout and authorization, a Walt Disney World representative will notify the winning bidder to assist in the booking of the experience. This exclusive experience package is non-transferable and subject to the following conditions: Airfare and hotel accommodations are not included as part of this package. All expenses not specifically mentioned herein are not included and are solely the winner's responsibility. At least one participant must be a legal adult, age 18 or older.

Gay here, and I'm very tolerant of straights as long as they don't go Russell Crowe with it. But you know some straights are O.K.

Holy mother of chocolate, How cool does that look !

They get a bit worked up over there, a kid posted a rumour that he had heard and they tore him limb from limb. I think most of them think it's a blood sport.

The size of the drop has changed again, Disney now state it's back at 80ft, seems like someone in marketing took the height as the top of the lift hill not the drop height, hence we are back to a 80ft drop.